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Definition: This entry gives the total number of airports or airfields recognizable from the air. The runway(s) may be paved (concrete or asphalt surfaces) or unpaved (grass, earth, sand, or gravel surfaces) and may include closed or abandoned installations. Airports or airfields that are no longer recognizable (overgrown, no facilities, etc.) are not included. Note that not all airports have accommodations for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control.

Description: The map displayed here shows how Airports varies by country. The shade of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator. The darker the shade, the higher the value.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2020

See also: Airports bar chart

 

CountryAirportsYear
United States13,5132013
Brazil4,0932013
Mexico1,7142013
Canada1,4672013
Russia1,2182013
Argentina9162020
Bolivia8552013
Colombia8362013
Paraguay7992013
Indonesia6732013
Papua New Guinea5612013
Germany5392013
China5072013
Chile4812013
France4642013
United Kingdom4602013
Venezuela4442013
Ecuador4322013
Australia4182020
South Africa4072020
India3462013
Iran3192013
Guatemala2912013
Philippines2472013
Sweden2312013
Saudi Arabia2142013
Congo, Democratic Republic of the1982013
Kenya1972013
Zimbabwe1962013
Peru1912013
Ukraine1872013
Japan1752013
Tanzania1662013
Costa Rica1612013
Pakistan1512013
Algeria1492020
Finland1482013
Nicaragua1472013
Libya1462013
Spain1352020
Uruguay1332013
Cuba1332017
Oman1322013
Italy1292013
Czech Republic1282013
Poland1262013
New Zealand1232013
Panama1172013
Guyana1172013
Malaysia1142013
Namibia1122013
Korea, South1112013
Honduras1032013
Iraq1022013
Angola1022020
Thailand1012013
Turkey982013
Mozambique982013
Kazakhstan962013
Iceland962013
Norway952013
Syria902013
Zambia882013
Madagascar832013
Egypt832013
Korea, North822013
Denmark802013
Greece772013
Botswana742013
Croatia692013
Bulgaria682013
El Salvador682013
Sudan672020
Belarus652013
Burma642013
Portugal642013
Switzerland632013
Lithuania612013
Chad592013
Ethiopia572013
Yemen572013
Suriname552013
Morocco552013
Nigeria542013
Bahamas, The542020
Uzbekistan532013
Somalia522020
Austria502020
Belize472013
Nepal472013
Uganda472013
Afghanistan462020
Romania452013
Vietnam452013
Gabon442013
Mongolia442013
United Arab Emirates432013
Latvia422013
Israel422020
Hungary412013
Laos412013
Belgium412013
Ireland402013
Central African Republic392013
Taiwan372013
Dominican Republic362013
Solomon Islands362013
Slovakia352013
Cameroon332013
Malawi322013
Vanuatu312013
Niger302013
Mauritania302013
Netherlands292013
Puerto Rico292013
Liberia292013
Tunisia292013
Kyrgyzstan282013
Jamaica282013
Fiji282013
Congo, Republic of the272013
Serbia262013
Turkmenistan262013
Mali252013
New Caledonia252013
Lesotho242013
Bosnia and Herzegovina242013
Tajikistan242013
Burkina Faso232013
Azerbaijan232020
Georgia222013
Senegal202013
Kiribati192013
Jordan182013
Estonia182013
Bangladesh182013
Sri Lanka182020
Cambodia162013
Guinea162013
Slovenia162020
Greenland152013
Haiti142013
Seychelles142013
Swaziland142013
Eritrea132020
Djibouti132013
Ghana102013
Macedonia102013
Cape Verde92013
Singapore92013
Sierra Leone82013
Togo82013
Lebanon82013
Guinea-Bissau82013
Rwanda72013
Kuwait72013
Moldova72013
Equatorial Guinea72013
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)72020
Burundi72013
Armenia72020
Benin62013
Qatar62013
Tonga62013
East Timor62013
Western Sahara62013
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines62013
Mauritius52013
Montenegro52013
Bahrain42013
Comoros42013
Samoa42013
Trinidad and Tobago42013
Grenada32013
Albania32020
Antigua and Barbuda32020
Cayman Islands32020
Palau32013
Luxembourg22013
Hong Kong22013
Bhutan22013
Dominica22020
Saint Lucia22013
Saint Kitts and Nevis22013
Sao Tome and Principe22013
Tuvalu12013
Gambia, The12020
Brunei12020
Barbados12020
Macau12013
Malta12013
Nauru12013